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RETURN No. 17-continued. Statement of Stores Contracts, &c.—continued.

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Service. Period. Name ol Contractor. Hate. B™h.box,sawn- 31/3/1912 BTaser and Co. .. ■• 24/ P<* 100 ft. Greymouth ...-••>> » 28/ Nelson • • • • • ■ » " 'Ticton Pi ' eS " » PraserandCo •■ 2/8 & 2/9 per to. ft. Greymouth .. •• ■• » " ! 2/7 to 2/9 „ Auckland .. • ■ ■ • » " Sawn New South Wales hardwood— Xu e owToo k d etShOPa_ .. •• :«)/ll/H»12 • EUohardson, Blair, and McCabe (limited) 31, per 100ft. For Petone shops— gg n Ironbark ....••» » :! l |; n Tallow-wood .. .. •• " » 29/10 Spotted-gum .. • • • ■ » For Eastown shops— - 33/ n Ironbark ...-■•» " |* ! " 3] „ Spotted-gum . . .. : • » » For Addington slu>|*i — • :1 I Tallow-wood .. • ■ • ■ " " For Hillside shops— ;5li Ironbark ■•••■• " . :!l (i .. Tallow-wood ..••■• » 29/10 „ Spotted-gum . . • • • • » " For Invercargill shops — ;{| g Tallow-wooff ..••••» 2!t 10 Spotted-gum . . • • ■ • » - X i_Sawn New South Wales hardwood for IroXrk hOPS " . - • ■ • ■ 31/3/1912 Samuel Brown (limited) .. ■ ■ 29/6 per L00 ft. Tallow-wood .. • • ■ ■ » " Kaihu Section— Settlers arid mills in district.. ■■ 3/6 eaoh. 7,690 totara sleepers .. •• » __ 3/6 and 4 eaoh. 316 puriri „ ■ ■ • ■ " Whangarei Section—. _ , g. 21/per 100 ft. 7,450 ft. puriri crossing-sleepers .. „ f. M» Lane ana isons /i .■ • • - set*- -<• -"• -" < lM -■ • ■ ■>,'';::!, £ powXa r rh g S:r::: :; «-*-*«■ w —iu 31 „ ra !S, ' .. 17/6 per 100 ft. 70,310 ft. powellized birch crossing- „ Ditto sleepers Ohakune District— Settlere and mills in distriol .. ■ ■ 3/3 to 3/6 each. S£S sleepers " I! SSg d —» W I ,,i- 3 3 each. I,H,", ' .. •■ 17/6 per 100 ft. 82,930 ft. powellized biroh oroswng- .. iml ° sleepere Wellington District— Riohardson, BUir, and MoCabe (Limited) 4/4 and I 9 each. !! Z W ' ' "' "' Westport Section— Settlers and mills in district.. .. 3/3 and :i, 5 eaoh. 5,320 silver-pine sleepers •• » settlors 21/per 100 ft. 10,000 ft yellow - pine crossing- „ sleepers b Westland Section— Settlers and mills in district... .. 3/3 to 3/5 each. 14,330 silver-pine sleeper* ■■ .. Hetwers 19/ per 100 ft. 10,420 ft. silver-pine crossing-sleepers „ Christchureh District— Millar's W.A. Hardwood Company (Li- 21 per 100ft. 24,330 ft. jarrah crossing-sleepers .. „ ,',[^,1) Dunedin District — \tillir's W A Hardwood Company (Ii- per loo ft. 132.010 ft, jarrah crossing-sleepers.. „ nl 'i to d) ' Invereargill DisiiiH Settlers and mille in district.. .. 1/8 each. 8 I! Richard , Blair, andMcCabW(Limited) 3 9j .. sleepers Jarrah sleepers, 7 ft. by 8 in. by .. m.— South-west. Timber Hewers Co- 4 I each. 25,000 at Auokland •• •• » operative Sooiety (Limited) 25,000 at Dunedin •• •• l)lU " " ]] [[ 4/1 ,', 25,000 at Bluff .. •• •■ MHlar'e W.A Hardwood Company \1A- 473 each. 10,000 at Auckland .. •• » mi(t . (1) nitfii • ■ • • • • ""7 " 50,000 at Wellington .. • • " 4/2J „ 25,000 at Timaru • • • • " _ .. .. 4/3 „ 15,000 at Dunedin • • • • "